<p>Hi, my daughter is 9th grader. </p>
<p>She went to CTY summer camp twice, which she loved it.</p>
<p>I also heard about the EPGY camp at the Standford. </p>
<p>Since it time to consider extracurricular activities for the college application, which one is more prestigious </p>
<p>and well- structured ? Thank you.</p>
<p>IMHO, neither is a huge boost to admissions. What matters is what your kid gets out of the experience. A student who doesn’t attend a summer program but finds something interesting and unique to accomplish in their summers has at least as good a chance (or better) than students who attend these programs.</p>
<p>I agree with intparent. If CTY or Stanford offer something your kid wants to do - great! But there are a lot of equally worthwhile things a kid can do. My oldest did CTY the summer after 9th grade, my younger son did music camp that year. The other summers they had paying jobs.</p>
<p>Agreed. Neither of these programs in and of themselves matter much on college applications. </p>
<p>Do not choose the summer camp based on future college applications. Choose the ones that make sense for interest, costs and location your D wants to be. My son did WCATY, the Wisconsin GT camp and enjoyed the time with other gifted kids. This is the main value, not getting AP classes or the other academic offerings. </p>
<p>Colleges realize that not all applicants can afford the costs of summer activities or “missionary” type trips so these do not count for extra in the admissions game. Summer activities do not count as extracurriculars- those are done during the school year. Choose things that enrich your child.</p>
<p>Neither matters, as the others have said. In the meantime, let her do the things that interest her and do them well.</p>